Arnold, Johann Christoph Drained ISBN 13: 9780874869705

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Gerald had an affair. And an illegitimate child. He carried these secrets for decades, doing his best to blot them from memory. He failed - but he achieved something far greater.

Ann finally had everything she ever wanted: a loving spouse, a home to call her own, financial security, beautiful kids. Everything, that is, except happiness. She couldn't figure out what was wrong. Until she stopped trying to outrun the ghosts of her abused childhood.

Mick and Bridie's only son was gunned down in Drumcree, Northern Ireland, and they wanted blood. So they tried suicide. But something stopped them.

Ashley worked the runways of Paris and Milan, modeling for the likes of Giorgio Armani. Drugged up and sexed out, he flirted with despair. Then a friend offered him a book that changed the course of his life forever.

In Drained, Arnold tells their stories and those of many others who overcame their greatest obstacles. He builds his book on the premise that the longing for peace lies deep within every person. Drained makes no attempt to present a cure-all for life's problems, but for those ready to go beyond quick-fix "remedies," it offers stepping stones to a fulfilled life.

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About the Author:
Johann Christoph Arnold is the author of best-selling titles on sexuality, parenting, death and dying, forgiveness, and peace. His books draw chiefly on his experiences as a pastor, and on wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of counseling couples and singles, teens and young adults, prison inmates, the aged, and the terminally ill.
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A gem of a book... Johann Christoph Arnold's Drained captures a mood of disillusionment among many people struggling to find fulfilment. Arnold is right to question the way we live... There is an urgent need for a return to old-fashioned values such as trust and service to others. -- Richard Donkin, Financial Times

A most interesting book... Drained explores the roots of ennui... Arnold concludes that peace should be pursued with as much commitment as we show in trying to attain a high standard of living. -- Antonia Swinson, Scotland on Sunday

An inspirational read... -- Patricia Mitchell, The Living Channel

Drained succeeds in including not only tales of achievement and overcoming suffering, but also addresses the kind of unfocused malaise that affects people experiencing disillusionment on a more general level. So if you're slightly peeved that a Cambridge degree has lead to a career serving fish and chips, or that a job in the city just doesn't satisfy your soul, give Drained a go. -- Chris Curtis, The Graduate

Extraordinary stories... -- Nicky Campbell, BBC Radio 5 Live

Fabulous! Won't let you give up. -- Lisa Potts

Isn't life tough, you say? In Drained, Johann Christoph Arnold might argue that it's only tough because you make it that way. -- Adam Keen, London Student

Stories to sustain hope... -- Desmond Tutu

To preserve peace, our hearts must be at peace with the world, with our brothers and our sisters. This truth is at the heart of Arnold's welcome new book, Drained. -- Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Instructor

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  • PublisherPlough Pub House
  • Publication date1999
  • ISBN 10 0874869706
  • ISBN 13 9780874869705
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages135
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